English

Stage 9

Paper 2 Fiction 2024

1 hour 10 minutes

Additional materials: Insert

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
• Suggestions for how long to spend on each section are given in the booklet.

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Section A: Reading

Spend 35 minutes on this section.

Read the text in the insert, and answer Questions 1 to 8.

1 Look at the first paragraph (lines 3–7).

(a) In the first sentence, what literary technique does the writer use to describe how Kya feels?
Tick () one box.

simile

hyperbole

metaphor

assonance

[1]

(b) What does this sentence tell the reader about how Kya is feeling?

[1]

2 Look at the second paragraph (lines 8–16).

(a) What does the verb seeped tell the reader about the smell?

[1]

(b) Give one phrase that shows how hungry Kya is.

[1]

(c) Look at lines 11 to 16.

How does the writer use sentence structure to build up a lot of detail?

[1]

3 Look at the third paragraph (lines 17–21). What does the writer mean by her eyes betrayed her?

[1]

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4 Look at lines 27–34.

(a) Why does the writer use questions here?

[1]

(b) Why does the writer use an alternative word instead of ‘myself’ in the second question?

[1]

5 (a) Look at lines 35–45.

Which phrase shows the bus route was along a rough track?

[1]

(b) On the bus, Kya recognises two girls from school. How does the way she refers to these girls
when she sees them on the bus link back to the information in the fourth paragraph (lines
22–26)?

Fourth paragraph:

On the bus:
[2]

(c) What makes Kya want to run away from the bus?

[1]

(d) When Kya arrives at the beach, her mood lifts. Explain how the writer uses personification to
show this. Give a quotation to support your answer.

Explanation:

Quotation:
[2]

6 Look at the final two paragraphs (lines 46–53). The writer shows that there is a musical harmony
in nature’s sounds. Give one sentence from the text that emphasises this.

[1]

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7 The structure of the text reflects Kya’s feelings at different stages during her first day at school.
Complete the flow chart by choosing one word from the box to summarise her feelings at each
stage during the day. Three examples have been done for you. There is one extra word in the
box you do not need to use.

isolation defiance interest release wonder

First paragraph feeling

Second paragraph feeling hunger

Third, fourth and fifth paragraph

feeling

Sixth paragraph feeling

Seventh paragraph feeling dejection

Eighth paragraph feeling gratitude

Ninth and tenth paragraph feeling

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8 Explain how the writer shows that Kya does not fit in at school because of her different
background. Give three ideas and support each idea with a quotation from the text.

Idea 1:

Quotation 1:

Idea 2:

Quotation 2:

Idea 3:

Quotation 3:
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Section B: Writing

Spend 35 minutes on this section.

9 Write a story called My First Day.

It could be about your first day on a new team, or on vacation, or at a new club.

You should think about:

• Did your first day go well? Why / why not?

• Who did you meet?
• How did you feel?

Space for your plan:

Write your story on the next page. [25 marks]

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